9FAEC9

#9FAEC9 closest to Lost in Time

#9FAEC9 is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Lost in Time. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.2% green and 78.8% blue (rgb(159, 174, 201)). Its HSL value is 219° hue, 28% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #9FAEC9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.37:1.

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Variations of #9FAEC9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#9FAEC9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9FAEC9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9FAEC9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A1ABC8
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5AFCA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4AFCA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1ABC8
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A1ADC9
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #95B3B7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9BB0C1
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AAADB5

#9FAEC9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.24:1 Very poor#9FAEC9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.37:1 Very good#9FAEC9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9FAEC9 in CSS

/* Lost in Time */
.color { color: #9FAEC9; }
.background { background-color: #9FAEC9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9FAEC9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(159 174 201);
color: hsl(219 28% 71%);
color: oklch(0.748 0.042 262.2);

#9FAEC9 FAQ

What color is #9FAEC9?

#9FAEC9 is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Lost in Time. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9FAEC9?

#9FAEC9 is rgb(159, 174, 201) in RGB, hsl(219, 28%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 13%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9FAEC9?

The complementary color of #9FAEC9 is #C9BA9F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9FAEC9?

Black text has the best contrast on #9FAEC9: 9.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9FAEC9 a warm or cool color?

#9FAEC9 is a cool color.